Topic       : Documentation for Thing
Author      : Arno Welzel/Thomas Binder/TransAction
Version     : thing.hyp 1.27E (23/8/1998)
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View Ref-FileDisplay - Appearance... (with Shift) / Extra - Font Selector...       Thing

The font selector can be called either from other programs via the Font 
Protocol or selecting the Display - Appearance... menu option while the 
 Shift  key is held down (if no directory or group window is open this 
will work without  Shift  as well). From Thing 1.10 onwards this can be 
done also from the newly added 'Extra - Font Selector...' menu entry.

Leaving the dialog via the  OK  button sends a FONT_CHANGED message with 
the selected settings to the program which called the font selector (shown 
in the dialog title line).

The background colour cannot be passed, as the Font Protocol does not 
support this setting, so it remains greyed out.

The font can also be Drag&Dropped to the window of any application which 
supports the Font Protocol. A FONT_CHANGED message is sent to the owner of 
the window (under Single-TOS you'll need to install WINX to use Drag&Drop!)